1969 British Honduras general election
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General elections were held in British Honduras in December 1969. Citizens elected 18 members to the British Honduras Legislative Assembly for a term of five years.
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| Turnout | 75.03% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The ruling People's United Party (PUP) won 17 of the 18 seats in the elections, increasing its large majority. Among the opposition only Philip Goldson, leader of the National Independence Party, retained his seat.[1]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| People's United Party | 12,888 | 58.85 | 17 | +1 | |
| NIP–PDM | 8,910 | 40.68 | 1 | –1 | |
| Independents | 102 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 21,900 | 100.00 | 18 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 21,900 | 97.87 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 477 | 2.13 | |||
| Total votes | 22,377 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 29,823 | 75.03 | |||
| Source: Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission | |||||
References
edit- ^ General Elections 1969 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)